On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Brian Wheeler wrote: >> >> On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 01:27 +0100, Ralf Corsepius wrote: >>> >>> seth vidal wrote: >>>> >>>> On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:53 -0500, Dimi Paun wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:09 -0500, Bill Nottingham wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I fail to see how a solid cursor is that much harder to find than >>>>>> a blinking one. Unless you're only entering solid boxes as text? >>>>> >>>>> There's a reason it's been like this in like ... forever. >>>>> Doesn't it strike you as strange to change one of the >>>>> longest established conventions on a whim?!? >>>> >>>> Tradition is not an argument in fedora. >>> >>> Sometimes traditions have good reasons - There are reasons why wheels are >>> shaped round and not rectangular. >> >> Just as a nitpick, wheels are round for a technical reason, not because >> of tradition. > > A matter of perspective. Some will say cursors are blinking for technical > reasons. > Hey, the guy's name is "Wheeler". If anyone ought to know why they're round, it's him. ;-) -- Mat Booth www.matbooth.co.uk -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
